2009 is a unique year! By the end of year 2009, it will be 10 years since Taiwan biotechnology exhibition was first launched in 2000! BioTaiwan has experienced an exponential growth in the past few years. The total number of companies participating in the exhibition has increased from 68 in year 2000 to 417 in 2008. The total number of booths has also soared from 98 to 832. Most incredibly, the private investment in the biotechnology industry has surged from NT$12.1 billion in year 2000 to the record high of NT$27 billion in 2007. In 2007, the total number of listed biotech companies reached 35 with a turnover of NT$191.2 billion. Comparing with year 2000, these figures represented a growth of 9 folds in the number of listed biotech companies and double in the turnover. From 2000 to 2007, the average compound annual growth rate for the biotech industry in Taiwan was 11%. In the past ten years, as the exhibition grew significantly in its scale, we also witnessed the flourishing development of the biotechnology industry in Taiwan. The "Statute for the Development of Biotechnology New Drug Industry" was announced and implemented in July 2007. The statute included incentives and improvement over four areas: business tax, professional manpower recruitment, product review efficiency and industry upgrade. This statue was written with the objective of supporting the local biotechnology new drug industry, which would in turn drive the capital growth in this sector and strengthen the stance of this industry in the Asia Pacific region. BioTaiwan 2009 will be held on July 23-26 at Taipei World Trade Center in Taipei, Taiwan. With strong government support and active participation from the biotech community and thanks to the join effort of many national as well as international scholars, BioTaiwan has become the most noteworthy biotech event in Taiwan. BioTaiwan has also attracted more and more international attention and has become one of the largest biotech gathering in Asia-Pacific region. Let's work toward a better tomorrow for Taiwan biotechnology industry under the leadership of our new government.

◎ Advisory Committee for Promoting Biotechnology, Executive Yuan
◎ Ministry of Education, Executive Yuan
◎ Ministry of National Defense, Executive Yuan
◎ Ministry of Finance, Executive Yuan
◎ Environmental Protection Administration
◎ Department of Health, Executive Yuan
◎ Council of Agriculture, Executive Yuan
◎ Council of Economic Planning and Development, Executive Yuan
◎ National Science Council, Executive Yuan
◎ Financial Supervisory Commission, Executive Yuan
◎ Industrial Development Bureau, MOEA
◎ Department of Industrial Technology, MOEA
◎ Small & Medium Enterprise Administration, MOEA
◎ Taipei City Government
◎ Kaohsiung City Government
◎ County City Governments

1. Industrial Technology Research Institute
2. Office of Public Affairs & Technology Transfer, SINICA
3. National Health Research Institutes
4. National Applied Research Laboratories
5. Development Center for Biotechnology
6. Pharmaceutical Industry Technology and Development Center
7. Food Industry Research and Development Institute
8. Animal Technology Institute Taiwan
9. Hsin Chu Science Park Administration
10. Southern Taiwan Science-based Industrial Park Administration
11. Ping-Tung Agricultural Biotechnology Park
12. Central Taiwan Science Park Administration
13. Biotechnology & Pharmaceutical Program Office, MOEA
14. Taipei Biotech Association
15. China Development Industrial Bank
16. Taiwan Venture Capital Association
17. Taiwan Federation of Industry
18. Bio Industry Development Association
19. Mount Jade Science and Technology Association of Taiwan
20. Science-based Industrial Management Association Taiwan
21. Tze-Chiang Foundation of Science & Technology
22. Health Food Society of Taiwan
23. Chinese Nutrition Food Association
24. Health Food Association R.O.C
25. Taiwan Medical & Biotech Industry Association
26. Taiwan Pharmaceutical Manufacturer’s Association
27. International Research-Based Pharmaceutical Manufacturer’s Association
28. Chinese Herbs and Biotech Development Association
29. Chinese Pharmaceutical Manufacture and Development Association
30. Chinese Society of Laboratory Animal Science
31. Taiwan Food & Pharmacy Machinery Manufacturer’s Association
32. Taiwan Foundation for the Development of Biomedical Technology
33. Institute for Biotechnology & Medicine Industry
34. The Association of Allied Industry in Science-based Industrial Park
35. Importers and Exporters Association of Taipei
36. The National Union Chinese Medicine Association of R.O.C.
37. Taipei Cross-Strait Civil Association
38. Japan Health Industry Distribution News
39. Related Biotech Research Institutes
40. Mass Media and Professional Magazines
41. Foreign Representative Offices in Taiwan

◎ Move-in: July 21-22, 2009
◎ Move-out: July 26 before 23:00

1. Bio Taiwan 2007 Biotech Policy Summit
2. Bio Taiwan 2007 Agriculture Biotech Academic Seminar
3. Bio Taiwan 2007 Bio Food Academic Seminar
4. Bio Taiwan 2007 Chinese Medicine Biotech Academic Seminar
5. Bio Taiwan 2007 Biomedical Equipment Academic Seminar
6. Bio Taiwan 2007 Biochips Academic Seminar
7. Bio Taiwan 2007 Genomics Medicine Academic Seminar
8. Bio Taiwan 2007 Nano Biotechnology Academic Seminar
9. 2007 Panel Discussion of Taipei Mayor & Biotech Industrialists
10. Research Presentation from various universities
11. Research Presentation from various institutions
12. Research Presentation from various biotech dealers

◎ BioTaiwan 2009 Conference Planning：
A series of conferences to collocate with exhibition, will be held at Taipei International Convention Center and TWTC 2nd floor from July 23(Thu) ~ 26(Sun), 2009.
Detail to follow in mid June, after confirmation with co-organizers.

◎ Design a show mascot to reinforce the public impressions.
◎ Earnestly request Taiwan representative offices overseas to promote “Bio Taiwan 2009” worldwide.
◎ Invite participation and request sponsorship from foreign ambassadors & consulates.
◎ Ally with significant exhibition companies overseas and mainland China as agents of Chan Chao Int’l Co., Ltd.
◎ To reinforce the effect of our show, 200,000 prints of invitation letter will be sent to related trading companies, distributors, manufactures, schools and organizations.
◎ “Bio Taiwan 2009” official documents will be sent to R&D institutions, schools and academic medical centers, to extend participant levels.
◎ Invite media to have live interviews during the exhibition and report the contents with series of special subjects.
◎ Publish show directories at exhibition hall, offering useful references to visitors.

◎ Press Conference
Convoke news conference in February, middle of June, and July respectively before the exhibition.
◎ Newspapers
Advertisement will be published in designated columns on major newspapers.
◎ Television
Bio Taiwan Editorial Coverage will be aired on major television channels a month before exhibition, and exhibition news will be broadcasted nationwide during exhibition days.
◎ Broadcasting
Intensive exhibition programs will be aired a week in advance.
◎ Magazines
Publish in domestic & overseas professional magazines, to invite foreign companies and domestic experts to visit the exhibition.
◎ Advertising Flags
600 advertising flags will be settled on main roads in Taipei 15 days before exhibition.
◎ Pamphlets
Design all kinds of pamphlets by different exhibitive purpose and dispatch them through faxes, e-mails, post-mails and newspaper inserts.
◎ Widespread of regular e-news and exhibitions hyperlinks to target the 30,000 bio professionals in our database.

• Attract 80,000 visitors, increase public awareness & interest in biotechnology.
• Build biotech concepts in younger generation, and encourage them to get involved in biotechnology.
• Introduce biotech industry to overseas state-of-the-art biotech R&D projects and venture capital firms, in hope of creating co-operations between countries.
• Introduce outstanding overseas biotech research resources to Taiwan biotechnology and venture capitalists, to speed up Taiwan’s internationalization process.
• Uplift Taiwan’s level in international biotechnology through hosting of the exhibition. Taiwan will develop to become the international R&D and commercialized place of importance, manufacturing and operation center of biotechnology in Asia pacific.
• In accordance with the cross-strait policy, opening up the exhibition business, it will be our focal point to invite relative business in Mainland China to our show. And it will definitely encourage the academic communication of cross-strait biotechnology circles.
• Biotechnology will become the star industry like information technology and semiconductor in the Taiwan new era.

Booth Size：Standard booth 3m x 3m
◎ Standard booth equipped with：
(3 wall panels, 3 spotlights, carpet, company fascia name, 1 reception table and 1 chair) , each booth of US$ 2,625. 50% down payment is required with the space application. The balance of the space rental fee is due by May 31, 2009. (Fee does not include water & power)
◎ Raw Space：
Each booth of US$ 2,205. 50% down payment is required with the space application. The balance of the space rental fee is due by May 31, 2008. (Fee does not include water & power)
◎ In case of concrete column in the booth, each booth costs US$ 2,360.
◎ Temporary telephone rental of NT 4,000(NT 1,000 installation, NT 3,000 deposit).
◎ The dynamic electricity and 24 hr electricity, internet and dial-up lines are applicable upon request.

• Once the deposit for the exhibition booth is paid, it will not be refunded. For exhibitor who has been allocated a booth but withdraws afterwards, the exhibition fee will not be refunded and will be used for promotional use of this exhibition.
• Booths rented by the participating company cannot be transferred in private and utilized by company with a name other than the company name used during application. If a violation occurs, the organizer will have authority to take back the transferred booth and prohibit the company who does not apply for the exhibition to continue to exhibit. The transferor will be prohibited to participate in any trade promotion activity conducted in the country by the organizer for two years.
• Products displayed by participating companies must be related to the exhibition theme. Otherwise, exhibition will not be allowed and all paid exhibition fees will not be refunded.

• There will be no refund once the deposit has been made, the payment is non-refundable and will be used for promotional use.
• Exhibitors cannot sub-let the booth to third party other than the registered company name on the application form. The organizer has right to execute confiscation if the booth is misused by non-applicants. The related applicant will not be permitted to join all trade events hosted by the organizers for two years.
• The exhibits items must correspond to the theme, or the paid money will be confiscated otherwise.

• The organizer will notify individual exhibitor 10 days in advance by registered mail and 3 days by telecom on appropriate date. Allocations are subjected by product categories. One cannot choose his booth across any aisles.
• The selection sequence is based on booths quantities and by payment completion dates. Please refer to TAITRA's "Terms and Regulations for Participation". In the event of any occurrence not foreseen, the decision of the organizer shall be final.
• It is not permit able for multiple exhibitors to occupy the same location.

• Applicants who apply before December 31st 2008 will get following benefit:
1. Standard booth (9 sqm): US$ 2,425 / Raw Space (9 sqm): US$ 2,005
2. Priority to select booths than other exhibitor(with the same no. of booth) at exhibitor meeting.
• Applicants can notify its corporate activity message in the form of e-paper through BioClub website service which has 30,000 emails in worldwide related industry. (Provide press release well in advance).
• BioClub website provides hyperlinks to applicants to extend their publicity. Applicants not yet have own website will be given free web space(Own web pages design required)
• The organizer co-operates with national media in the long term to share the advertising with applicants, detail to follow pending on current situations.

“Bio Taiwan 2009”, the famous brand, is vowed to host “the biggest biotech exhibition in Asia pacific” and dedicate in the development of Taiwanese biotechnologies.